THE EDITORIALS in your publication suggest the view point of someone who is not in tune with the sufferings of the Jamaican masses, as you urgently and consistently call for and support the reduction of the public service.

While the Government will have to implement the demands/ conditionalities of the International Monetary Fund by reducing the size of the public sector, among other things, the creation of new jobs must be done simultaneously. Something neither you nor the Government seems to fathom.

What about the significant social implications of this move on crime, and agencies like the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education due to the increased demand on its resources?

Let me remind you that the decision on who gets terminated will most likely be based on political allegiances.

Cut from the top

Furthermore, it will be thousands at the bottom of the economic ladder whose jobs will be eliminated with plenty 'hungry mouths to feed' rather than the size of the Cabinet. If the latter was to be reduced by at least three ministers and five state ministers, there would be significant savings and far more 'mouths' would be saved. You did not suggest that the prime minister could start there. After all, these ministers do have other sources of income through established businesses and professions, and their perfor-mances, except for three, leave a lot to be desired.

I am, etc.,

CONCERNED

Bronx, New York